Editorials: Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

If This Is Recovery, Who Needs Recession?

President Barack Obama and fellow Democrats meeting in Charlotte for their national convention danced around the answer to the question, "Are you better off than you were four years ago?"

As He Re-Creates The Grapes Of Wrath, Obama Is Out Of Ideas

President Obama started his Democratic Convention nomination acceptance speech with one overriding truth: “But when all is said and done – when you pick up that ballot to vote – you will face the c

Tax Proposals

While the lower rate for carried interest may be unpopular, it plays an important role in encouraging strong investment in hedge funds.

Signs of common sense in D.C.

If one is a fluke and two is a trend, let us give thanks for the apparent trend toward common sense among, of all persons, some high-level federal bureaucrats. 

A Win for Capitalism, a Loss for State Capitalism

In the span of two weeks we have seen a success of capitalism and a growing failure of state capitalism.

At Stake in this Fall’s Election: Not Much

Obamacare is “a hanging curveball waiting to be hit out of the park” by Mitt Romney in this November’s presidential election. This is what Jeffrey H.

Government’s NFIP Harms Puget Sound

Puget Sound plays a vital role in Washington’s economy.

Government’s Size Is the Real Scandal

In a nation struggling with record budget deficits, feeling outraged about a federal agency that spent almost $900,000 on a lavish, booze-soaked conference seems natural.

FEMA Call for ‘Clean’ NFIP Reauthorization Would Punt Much-Needed Reforms

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which administers the National Flood Insurance Program, has asked Congress to pass a two-year reauthorization of the program before it expires May 31.